Resident survey paints rosy picture of Longfellow
Rebekah PetersonA Close View of LongfellowThe city recently released the results of a resident satisfaction survey done in 2012. While the number of residents surveyed was small, only a bit over 1,000,...
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East Lake Grocery plans moving forward
Rebekah PetersonPlans for a grocery store on the 3800 block of East Lake Street are moving along, according to grocer Joel Ahlstrom and architect Mike Mularoni. The two presented to a packed house at...
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Bike lane or cycle track for Minnehaha Ave in Minneapolis: What do you want...
Rebekah PetersonWe hate to spring it on you like this, but if you didn’t know, Minnehaha Avenue between 46th Street S. and Lake Street is slated for reconstruction beginning in 2014.One of the bigger...
View ArticleMarch 16th – 17th: Longfellow's weekend events
Rebekah PetersonThis weekend’s events calendar was packed, and we couldn’t fit it all here. Check out our complete calendar for more events and listings.SaturdayIf you’re looking for a last minute date...
View ArticleHow to report a pothole in Minneapolis
Rebekah PetersonWith the weather changing from cold to warm-ish and back to cold again, potholes are starting to appear. Driving around, we’ve seen some seemingly big enough to eat small cars.While...
View ArticleMarch 23rd – 24th: Seward and Longfellow's weekend events and upcoming...
Rebekah PetersonSo much happens in our neighborhood there’s no way we can fit it all in one post. Check out our complete calendar to find out about everything that’s going down.SaturdayDuluth author...
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Is your house leaking? Xcel offering subsidized energy audits
Rebekah PetersonYou probably have some ideas about where your home is losing energy. We did too, but we wanted to make sure we knew the full story. We saw that Xcel Energy was offering subsidized home...
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Forage Modern Workshop: Behind the scenes with Minneapolis developers
Rebekah PetersonQuick, what do Forage Modern Workshop, Parka, and Blue Door Longfellow have in common? Mike Smith and James Brown. They’re the owners of local design-build company Brownsmith...
View ArticleMarch 30th – 31st: Longfellow weekend events
Rebekah PetersonOur neighborhood has a lot of great people putting together really great events for us to kick back, relax, and just enjoy. Check out the awesome happenings this weekend in our...
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30 Days of Biking kicks off at Minnehaha Falls
Rebekah Peterson30 Days of Biking is a movement that started in Minneapolis and uses the connective power of social media to make a sometimes solo venture – riding a bike – not such an individual...
View ArticleQ&A with Minneapolis Ward 9 DFL City Council candidates
Rebekah PetersonWith the DFL caucuses coming up quickly, we wanted to find out more about the people running for City Council in our local wards. All candidates seeking DFL endorsement were invited to...
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Nice Ride bikes: Ready to roll
Rebekah PetersonBikes were ready to go this morning in front of the Birchwood Cafe. If you eat a pastry from Birchwood and then hop on a bike, you don’t need to count the calories from the treat,...
View ArticleMinneapolis yard waste pick-up starts April 8
Rebekah PetersonWe’re ignoring the forecast for snow later this week, and are instead focusing on another sign of spring – yard waste pick up starts today, April 8th.Like last year, yard waste is...
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New playgrounds at Minnehaha Park coming soon
Rebekah PetersonAfter a lengthy planning process, the new playgrounds slated for the North Plateau and Wabun areas at Minnehaha Park have received approval by the Park Board, which is one of the last...
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DFL Caucuses and conventions: How they work
Rebekah PetersonPhoto by MPLS55408 (Creative Commons)With the DFL caucuses happening on Tuesday and the conventions coming up in the next month or two, we wanted to find out why, exactly, they were so...
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CSA Fair and Sustainability Fair
Rebekah PetersonCSA FairSaturday was the CSA Fair at the Seward Co-op. There were nearly 30 farms selling shares. When we arrived at 1 p.m., farmers were reporting a great turn-out. The tent was still...
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Open Streets coming to Minnehaha Avenue
Rebekah PetersonOpen Streets is coming to Minnehaha Avenue on Sunday, August 11th. If you haven’t heard of Open Streets, it’s one day when the street is closed down to cars, and people are invited to...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY VOICES | April 20th – 21st: Weekend events in the Longfellow...
Rebekah PetersonThere’s so much more happening around town than what’s listed here. To get all of the details, check our complete events calendar.SaturdayIt’s Record Store Day, and Hymie’s is...
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Hymie's Block Party: Live music, local beer, sunshine
Rebekah PetersonIf you love live music, art, flipping through vinyl, beer, and sunshine, hopefully you were able to make it out to Hymie’s yesterday for its Block Party in celebration of Record Store...
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Road construction coming to West River Parkway and 31st Avenue South
Rebekah PetersonWest River Parkway and 31st Avenue are scheduled to be repaved this spring and summer. Details below.West River Parkway (above)Expect increasing traffic in the coming weeks on 25th...
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